SEOUL, South Korea (Interstat) — The Kia Tigers aim to extend their recent dominance over the Kiwoom Heroes when the teams meet Thursday evening at Gocheok Sky Dome.

Kia (40-33-1) brings a five-game winning streak against the Heroes into the series finale. The Tigers have outscored Kiwoom 36-10 in the past five meetings, including a 10-3 victory Wednesday.

Left-hander Yang Hyeon-jong is expected to start for Kia. He earned the win in Wednesday’s game, allowing three earned runs on five hits over five innings with four strikeouts. Yang is 2-2 in his past five starts with a 3.27 ERA over 24⅔ innings, striking out 12.

The Tigers have won seven of their past nine games overall. Third baseman Kim Do-yeong drove in three runs Wednesday and has been a consistent run producer.

Kiwoom (26-48-1) has lost six straight games and 10 of its past 11. The Heroes own the worst record in the league.

Right-hander An Woo-jin is projected to start for the Heroes. He took the loss Wednesday, surrendering five earned runs on five hits over 5⅓ innings with nine strikeouts. In his past five starts, An is 1-4 with a 5.16 ERA, allowing 21 earned runs over 28⅓ innings.

The Heroes have dropped 10 of their past 11 at home.

According to Interstat’s game simulator, the projected score is Kia 5, Kiwoom 2, with the Tigers holding a 66.1 percent win probability according to Interstat’s ELO system.

Following Thursday’s game, Kia travels to face the Doosan Bears for a three-game series beginning Friday. Kiwoom visits the NC Dinos for three games starting Friday.